Procurement Officer

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Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Supervision of end-to-end procurement and supply chain delivery of a wide range of product/service in support of programme implementation.
• Proposes procurement strategies (using category management) and actions on local procurement and offshore.
• Generates periodic supply implementation report, analyses and address bottlenecks while following up with relevant parties ensuring timely procurement implementation.
• Review requirements to ensure completeness and correctness, identify priority activities and assigning tasks to relevant team.
• members in consultation with Supply Manager; adjust priorities as required; develops clear goals and resources to complete work on time.
• Manages solicitation and evaluate bid/proposal/quotations to ensure competitiveness, quality and conformity to specified.
• requirements, clarifies offers and negotiates with suppliers as appropriate and submits final outcome to Supply Manager and
• maintain updated monitoring database on progress including shipments, deliveries, claims.
• Participate in the development of an emergency supply & logistics strategy based on risk assessment analysis and Programme assumptions.
• Extends support in the development, review and implementation of the annual Supply Plan of the country programme.
• Supports Supply Manager in providing guidance and collaborates with programme and implementing partners proposing best. approaches while identifying gaps and needs.
• If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File Mozambique__47077_Procurement-Officer_NOB_2022.pdf

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Minimum requirements:

• Education: A first university degree (Bachelor’s degree) is required in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply
• Chain Management, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, or related social science field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience in supply, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
• Knowledge of wide range of product group and services is required
• Strong experience in procurement of goods and contracting of services is required
• Experience in and understanding of development and humanitarian work.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Portuguese is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/574150